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Tenacious D in 'The Pick of Destiny' Reviews

Tenacious D in 'The Pick of Destiny'

Overview


Genre :

Comedy, Musical

Release Date :

November 22, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Liam Lynch

Starring :

Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed, Roonie James Dio, Meatloaf, Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins, Amy Adams, Dave Grohl, Amy Poehler, Colin Hanks

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  Be the 1st!

2 of 5

“..the film is essentially an in-joke..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2.5 of 4

“..Lynch doesn't appear to see the film medium as anything more than a means by which to showcase his stars..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2.5 of 4

“..loopy, cheerfully lowbrow comedy..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
“..litters enough laughs in its wake to do more than just blow smoke..”
by Brian Lowry [Variety]
“..isn't as fresh or weird as the short films that made Tenacious D cult heroes..”
by John DeFore [The Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : B-

“..feels giddy and eruptive..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
1.5 of 4

“..a tenacious "dud" for way too much of its 97 minute running time..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
“..a smug inside joke that isn't funny or clever enough to sustain a feature film..”
by Randy Cordova [The Arizona Republic]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Mack Bates [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Reviewed by John Thomason [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Kevin Crust [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]

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